ESPN apologises for Emmy entries won with fake names
An investigation found some employees had used fake names in entries to circumvent eligibility rules. Read more about this story ….
Month January 2024
David Oyelowo on The After: I had to crack open my heart for this role
The actor revisited his grief after losing both his parents by starring in short film The After. Read more about this story ….
Mean Girls: New film struggles with ‘muzzled’ humour and ‘awkward’ music, critics say
The 2004 film’s jokes and characters are updated for a modern audience, but critics are unconvinced. Read more about this story ….
Friends scripts rescued from a studio bin to go under the hammer
The discarded scripts, used for two episodes filmed in England, were rescued from a bin in 1998. Read more about this story ….
Eurovision: Finnish artists want Israel barred from contest over Gaza war
More than 1,400 music professionals demand action from public broadcaster Yle. Read more about this story ….
Gaming voice actors blindsided by ‘garbage’ union AI deal
Voice actors say they were not told about the agreement signed by the Sag-Aftra actors’ union. Read more about this story ….
Pants, moustaches and bird livers among missing museum artefacts
Publicly-funded museums and galleries say more than 1,700 items have gone missing over the past 20 years. Read more about this story ….
Stephen Fry wants King’s Guard to ditch bear fur
The actor says it is unnecessarily cruel to use real bear fur in soldiers’ bearskin caps. Read more about this story ….
Post Office scandal: The power of the docudrama to bring about justice
Mr Bates vs The Post Office is not the only TV series to have helped renew public interest in an issue. Read more about this story ….
The murder that inspired a teacher to become an artist
When one of her pupils was murdered, Margot in Margate decided to quite teaching to pursue art and is reaching new levels of success Read more about this story ….